Pros
65% discount Paid vacation after 1 year Associates can be fun to work and hang out with Tolerable for a temporary (6 months-1 year) job with no skills required Paid training
Cons
Can be very stressful Compensation is very poor, considering everything you have to put up with Difficult customers Physically demanding May be forced to work 8 hours or more on your feet with no break Managers have unreasonable expectations of what you can achieve in a given amount of time Managers are constantly looking for ways to cut corners and save money Little or no pay raise Dead end job, unless you want to get involved in the politics of management Managers often pick favorites who can get away with anything, while others are written up for little mistakes Some managers are awarded bonuses based on profit, so they try to make the most sales with the least amount of people, forcing everyone to work twice as hard (without a raise) while the manager reaps the rewards. Managers think they are too good to help with certain things Short notice of mandatory evening weekend meetings Lazy managers who constantly pawn their work off onto low-wage associates